Assistant Accountant at South African National Blood Service (SANBS)

Introduction

• The Incumbent will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of Financial transactions to achieve Operational objectives.

Job description

Key Performance Areas

KPA 1: Ensuring the accuracy of Financial and Cost accounting

KPI

• Assist the Financial accountant with processing of monthly journals (Bank charges, interest and salaries journals, adjusting entries for operating expenditures, prepayments, deposits and accruals.
• Reallocation of all expenses (Company cell phones, travel and other operating expenses) to various General Ledger accounts according to information provided to align with the budget.
• Processing employee expense claims to various profit/cost centres and verifying the compliance with the company guidelines and within HR policies.
• Report to the Financial accountant on any abnormalities pertaining to GL account balances.
• Assist with month-end and year end closings, completeness of the monthly trial balance for financial reporting
• Clearing of queries and prepare the accounts analysis as requested.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of documents and reports required to complete the audit process.

KPA 2: Monitoring of the Clearing Accounts On A Monthly Basis

KPI

• Posting of all costs relating to various suppliers and customer refunds as paid manually through the bank to various Ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
• Posting of all manually paid expenses claims to relevant ledger accounts with correct cost centres.
• Maintain constant communication with Accounts payables to ensure that all documents required for payments and month end accruals are submitted and issues reported to the financial accountant.

KPA 3: Ad hoc Finance responsibilities

KPI

• Maintain constant relationship with the Accounts payable manager and provide assistance and support on accruals and other supplier’s payment related queries.
• Maintain constant relationship with the National Fixed asset manager on matters relating to assets and provide assistance when required.
• Maintain constant relationship with the National Debtors manager in relation to customer refunds and debtors clearing account queries.
• Provide assistance on stock recons and following up on queries relating to stock when required.

KPA 3: SAP System and Stakeholder relationship

KPI

• Maintain constant relationship with the cost centres owners by ensuring that all outstanding queries are resolved such that all information is correctly posted on SAP to allow complete processing of costs.
• Reporting on problems encountered on SAP to Financial accountant and the information system (CIT) department so as to improve system efficiency.

Competencies:

Cognitive:

• Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
• Problem solving 
• Planning, organising and Monitoring 

Personal:

• Ethical behaviour 
• Excellence Orientation 
• Resilience and Stress management 

Interpersonal:

• Customer Service Orientation 
• Organisational Awareness 
• Knowledge Sharing 

Prof. Technical:

• Business and Financial Acumen 
• Systems Competence 
• Technical Skills / Competence:
• Computer Literacy

Minimum requirements

Education:

• BComm Accounting degree

Experience:

• 1 / 2 years prior work experience in finance position.
• General Ledger Reconciliation experience.
• Knowledge of laws and principles regarding accounting, finance procedures and taxation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office and at least Excel at Intermediate level.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system MS Word (Intermediate).

Other (knowledge and skills),

• Attention to detail
• Sound judgement and confidentiality.
• Deadline driven.

Apply by: 27 September 2026